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Art and exhibitions in Haut Allier 2023

From medieval murals to contemporary art

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Music-valley.org  – Musique en la Vallée

The High Allier - Brioude - Langeac
An officilly designated "art and history" area

A heritage area in every sense - music, history, culture and environment
In the heart of the Auvergne, and just off the A75 motorway, "Music-valley" is the High valley of the river Allier and its tributaries around the small towns of Brioude and Langeac, in the department of Haute Loire, a rural area with a remarkably rich musical life during the summer months. It includes the communes of Brioude, Vieille Brioude, Saint Ilpize, Villeneuve d'Allier, Blassac, Lavoûte Chilhac, Chilhac, Aubazat, Reilhac, Langeac Chanteuges and others.
Well away from any mass tourism area, this part of the Auvergne has no large hotels or holiday resorts; accommodation is provided by small hotels, gites and holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts or campsites.  Nothing flash, but plenty of good quality...

Art exhibitions - a full programme will be announced in June

Auzon

Exhibitions in the Chapelle Notre Dame du portail
12 to 23rd July  : Marie DEPEYRE (Peinture- Collage- Créations textiles)

24th July - 6th August : Marie PISS BOREL – Claire ROMICH OSTYN-Claire ISSARTEL (Raku- Sculptures)

7th - 20th August : Art ALLAGNON (peintres)

21st August - 3rd September: Emmanuelle REVILLOD-DELISLE (peintre)

♥ Brioude

Brioude - summer art capital of AuvergneErnest
  • From  1 July to 6 October - In the Doyenné Modern and contemporary Arts centre Ernest Pignon-Ernest - "L'Echo du Monde"
  • From 12 to 26 July 2023 -  Brioude International Biennial - 20th anniversary -  11th Brioude Watercolour Biennial (site web) -  Two weeks, sixteen exhibition venues (entrance free) -  over 50 exhibitors from 8 countries..
     
  • All summer -  Discover the art and craft galleries in Brioude. Exhibitions of watercolours and other mediums in the  Mirandelle tearoom, and the  Vincent Besançon gallery  –  beside St. Julien's basilica, plus other locations
  • All summer  Maison de Mandrin  Brioude –. Exhibitions all summer in this small public gallery. 


♥ Vieille Brioude

Hall de l’Ermitage St Vincent.

♥ Chateau de Saint Ilpize 

Exhibitions to be announced.. Open 3pm - 7 pm

Langeac, Historial Mère Agnès

Exhibition

♥  Lavaudieu,

Art exhibitions each summer.

 

Historic art, crafts and architecture

Auzon:
*** Collegiate church. - a small Romanesque church with medieval frescoes

Brioude
*** Basilique Saint Julien
. Magnificent Romanesque basilica - with Michelin guide's top three-star accolade - one of only four such monuments in Auvergne. A showcase of medieval art and sculpture, including St Michael's chapel (photo top of page) remarkably well preserved 13th/14th century frescoes. Guided visits daily.
* Maison de la Dentelle, lacemaking centre and museum

Saint Ilpize:  mediaeval castle
Open daily - Free ; guided visits on some dates. Art exhibitions in the 12th century romanesque chapel.

Lavoûte-Chilhac:
Former Cluniac priory (11th - 18th centuries) with famed medieval sculpture.
Mediaeval bridge.

Fresques St cirguesSaint-Cirgues:
 Church - romanesque church with some remarkable 14th century frescoes.  (photo)


Allagnon et Senouire areas

Allagnon
Léotoing:

Impressive castle (no visits), romanesque church with frescoes.

Blesle
Historic small town - one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France" Art exhibitions.

Senouire
Lavaudieu:
Romanesque church & cloisters - the finest cloisters in Auvergne, fine mediaeval murals.
Musée populaire. Folk museum. Open daily.
One of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France"



Association Musique en la Vallée  - Cultural association -  Mairie de Saint Ilpize - 43380  -
Get in touch - admin at music-valley.org
Photo top of page -  13th/14th century frescoes - St Julien's basilica Brioude

Music in the Auvergne
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The music season in the valley is a relaxed affair, and unique in rural France by its extent and its duration. Apart from thge Basilica in Brioude, the venues are mostly small, the performers good - often top quality, but the prices reasonable. Unlike any other summer music programme in rural France (and there are plenty of them), this is a fringe without a festival, two months of music for pleasure, organised by musicians themselves, volunteers, villages and cultural associations.



Musique en la Vallée association invites you to discover our sponsors

Patisserie chocolaterie Jacques Legrand,
Master chocolate maker
Patisserie
rue du 4 septembre Brioude
04 71 0 23 16

La Mirandelle -
Tearoom & café
Beside the Basilica

Brioude
04 71 74 90 01

Couleurs Dentelle
Lace-making studio,  gallery and shop
1 rue Notre Dame Brioude.

www.couleurs-dentelle.com

Ets. Oléon
Cycles & D-I-Y store
Rue Croix st Isidore Brioude.
Website


Escandilha
Local arts and crafts
19 r Sébastopol - Brioude
On  Facebook 

Ets. PIC 
Household goods and TV
Hifi - satellite -TV
kitchen equipment
Brioude
Website

Briva-Bio Bio-coop. Alimentation bio -
organic produce
Place du Postel - Brioude
Website

Ets Cornaire
6 rue des Ecoles, chappes,43390 Auzon
 Central heating systems, plumbing experts, solar panels, heat pumps -  systems renovations.
Website

Librairie Vercingetorix Livres, beaux arts, fournitures de bureau.
Bookshop, fine arts, postcards
14 Bd Vercingetorix - Brioude 
On Facebook 

Le Saint Julien
Restaurant - Pizzeria.
Beside the Basilica, Brioude.
Website

La Banque Populaire Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Cooperative bank
Branches in Brioude and Langeac
Website


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